[Intro]
Whispers rustle through the bark, a patient witness standing old and wise
Roots run deep like quiet memories, in earth where every echo lies
[Verse 1]
I have watched the cities spill like sparks along a hungry night
Stone and star and wagon wheels; I counted ages by their flight
From sapling cries to towering spires, I heard the drums of pride
Then rivers of ash and quiet fall, as empires slowly died
[Pre-Chorus]
And every vow that lost its way, every crown that dared to shine
Sailed down the wind I cradle here, a thread in the grand design
[Chorus]
I am the quiet witness, I remember all you were
Your cheers and wars and scattered names beyond the reach of time’s great churn
Though time devours your histories, I keep a patient flame
For I am ancient shelter, and you are but a passing name
[Verse 2]
You carve your stories in my trunk, you write your dreams in rings
I catalog your triumphs and your grief in the sighs the branches sing
The tall towers bend like blossoms in a storm you barely feel
And I, while roots remember, watch your banners fade to reel
[Pre-Chorus]
Yet in the soil of endings, new beginnings softly grow
From broken crowns and bedtime prayers, the stubborn forests know
[Chorus]
I am the quiet witness, I remember all you were
Your cheers and wars and scattered names beyond the reach of time’s great churn
Though time devours your histories, I keep a patient flame
For I am ancient shelter, and you are but a passing name
[Bridge]
When the wind unthreads your tellings, I listen for what remains
The squirrels hide your old ambitions, the rain returns your ancestral chains
And as the moon-scoured night descends, I tilt my ancient ear
To catch the soft and secret truths that humans almost hear
[Chorus]
I am the quiet witness, I remember all you were
Your cheers and wars and scattered names beyond the reach of time’s great churn
Though time devours your histories, I keep a patient flame
For I am ancient shelter, and you are but a passing name
[Outro]
So tell me all your legends, while leaves still kiss the sun
For in my rings I keep you safe until the last days are begun
And when you bow to silence, I will stand with memory’s flame
A patient elder listening to the final echo of your name
